Blog Tag - City Driving

How To Get Your Chinese Driver’s License From Scratch
Don’t know how to drive? Here’s your basic guide to obtaining a Chinese driver’s license. First, the bad news: you will need to be fluent in Chinese...
 Unlicensed Electric Bicycles Will Be Impounded and Owners Fined, Warns Beijing Authority
Beijing authorities have announced strict regulations which require driving permits and license plates for riding electric bicycles, Xinhua News ...
Plan Late Autumn BBQs and Picnics: Gov't Gives City a Week Off to Host APEC Summit in Nov
Get those late autumn barbecues and picnic plans rolling folks, as the city government has cancelled work for non-essential government employees and...
City Driving: Interest in Electric Cars Remains Low Voltage
Despite a license plate waiver and gradually improving charging infrastructure, Beijingers' interest in electric and other alternative energy...
All-Night World Cup Means More Drunk Driving in Beijing
In news that comes as no surprise given the fervor with which Beijing's citizens (and its bars) embrace the World Cup, drunk driving is up sharply,...
Tesla Motors Electrifies Beijing with First Supercharger Site
Beijing has taken a step towards greater electric car infrastructure with the launch of the first Tesla Motors supercharging station earlier this...
City Driving: Visiting the Beijing Auto Show
It's strange having an automobile exhibition in a city where the average person can't go out and buy a car, even though economic means have risen to...
City Driving: Private Cars Now Top Transport Method; Beijingers Spent Two Hours in Traffic Per Day;
Private cars became the number one means of conveyance for commuters in 2013 with Beijing drivers spending just under two hours per working day...
City Driving: Ford Bringing Redesigned Mustang to China
The redesigned Ford Mustang will look so cool when it cuts you off on your electric scooter. There may be a new addition to Beijing streets coming...
City Driving: Beijing to Cut License Plate Quota Even Further
Winning the Beijing license plate lottery is about to become more like ... winning the lottery. The Beijing Municipal Government announced Tuesday...
City Driving: Beijing Police Blame Women Drivers for Traffic Ails
Police: Please just stand next to the car rather than drive it. It seems that the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau has discovered the root...
City Driving: Chaoyang Lu Installs Flexible Traffic Control Lanes
A strange sight greeted motorists on Chaoyang Lu last week: express lanes without center barrier fences. Now, instead of two lanes each way in the...
City Driving: Beijing Needs 2.5 Million More Parking Spaces
If parking on Nanluogu Xiang on a Sunday afternoon is already bad, it may be getting worse. Beijing will need 2.5 million new parking spaces in the...